Frances Schroth
Schroth at 1920 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Frances Cowells Schroth | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 11, 1893 Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | October 6, 1961 (aged 68) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | George Schroth Jr. (m. 1918) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Athens Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Frances Cowells Schroth (April 11, 1893 – October 6, 1961), known as Frances Cowells prior to her marriage to George Schroth Jr. in October, 1918, was an American competition swimmer for the Athens Athletic Club, a 1920 Antwerp Olympic champion in the Women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay, a bronze medalist in both the 100 and 300-meter freestyle events, and a former world record-holder. She attended the 1924 Olympics as an alternate in the 100-meter backstroke, but did not participate.
Frances Cowells was born in Toledo, Ohio on April 11, 1893. By 1918, she trained and competed for the Athens Club of Oakland, California.
Cowells was undefeated in women's competition at the swimming exhibition given at San Francisco's World Fair in 1915. In her swimming career, she set four American records, and by 1925 held Pacific Athletic Association (PAA) records in every women's event but the 220-yard backstroke.